A county employee accused of falsifying documents for roughly $9,300 in overtime pay was diverted into a court-supervised program on Friday. ...more

February 25, 2009

University of South Florida guards Mike Mercer and Anthony Crater were arrested on charges of possession of marijuana in Tampa about midnight Friday. The were arrested less than a mile from campus. ...more

January 24, 2009

SEBRING — While reading a passage from the short story "The Dog Ate My Homework," a student read the word "restriction," after which Karen Smith asked her third-graders if they knew what the word means. Among the four third-graders in her reading circle, Smith saw two hands go up and she called on one of the students to explain the word's meaning. These students at Park Elementary School are among the 103 third-graders in the county who are attending the school district's Summer Reading Camps, which are also being held this week through July 23 at Woodlawn and Lake Placid Elementary schools. The students are increasing their reading skills and an assessment test will be held at the end of the reading camp. ...more

June 26, 2008

TAMPA - A local criminal defense lawyer arrested May 21 in a police crackdown on adult businesses in the Drew Park area will enter a diversion program to have a misdemeanor charge expunged. ...more

June 16, 2008

WTVT, Channel 13, has hired a general manager to replace Robert Linger, who was arrested last month during a police sting at an adult business. ...more

June 14, 2008

TAMPA -- WTVT, Fox 13, has hired a new general manager replacing Robert Linger, who was arrested last month during a police sting at an adult business. Fox officials said Linger, 49, will remain with the network as the vice president of infrastructure, handling internal systems for Fox television stations nationally, a spokeswoman for the company said. ...more

June 13, 2008

After reading the article concerning the teacher "Owns Up to DUI," I began to doubt that Hernando County takes driving under the influence seriously. Mr. Mockler did not "own up" to the DUI. He simply pleaded guilty to a lesser charge that will never reflect a DUI in his record. ...more

January 29, 2008

SEBRING — The Highlands County Housing Department is known primarily for helping low- and moderate-income people reach the American dream of home ownership. ...more

October 25, 2007